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We need to make sure we have secure borders.

The northern border is a different problem set than our southern border. We're not going to put a fence between America and Canada, across Glacier Park. I grew up there. We can use some technological controls. We work with the Canadians more, and there's a lot of property we share, along with tribal lands.

I will commit myself to making this state an even greater place to live, work and raise a family. I intend to reach out from border to border to hear first-hand from our citizens about their thoughts, concerns and ideas for our state.

We must safely secure our border by investing in more law enforcement and technology, and receiving cooperation from the Mexican government.

We need to secure our southern border. Clearly, the southern border is now a nexus between immigration and national security. It's a sieve.

Great countries need to secure their border for national security purposes, for economic purposes and for rule of law purposes.

What we're doing is making sure that we have a safe and secure border region from San Diego all the way to Brownsville. And that means manpower, it means technology, it means infrastructure, it means interior enforcement. All, you know, kind of layered in appropriate ways, and making sure, like I said before, the border is safe and secure.

Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders.

These are our borders, and we have to secure our borders.

A key part of your sovereignty is the ability to control the influx and outflow of your people and is the ability to secure your border.